FORECAST: Weather forecasts ensure that temperatures for July and August will be higher than usual … The summer season began with a heat wave in France, and the trend is unlikely to reverse, according to Météo France . Temperatures in June were up 2.5% on the seasonal norms. After the heat wave in June 2003, 2017 was marked […]
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2017 will be the year for long weekends in France with six long weekends of three days spread over different months. In 2017, the public holidays calendar will allow the French to develop six long weekends throughout the year. Unlike 2016, the 1st and 8th May will not fall on a Sunday but Monday this year. […]
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The air traffic controllers have announced the dates of their second strike over France later this week, from Thursday to Saturday, just as families in the school zones A and C get ready to head on holiday. Last week’s 48-hour strike by the Syndicat National des Contrôleurs de Trafic Aérien saw approximately 1,300 French airline […]
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MINI-GOLF OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE HOLIDAYS The Mini golf situated at the Choisel Park in Chateaubriant, which consists of 18 holes is open for the next couple of weeks for the school holidays. The park at Choisel is a beautiful peaceful park to have a family day out, with or without a picnic, […]
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SCHOOL holiday dates for the 2015/16 academic year in France have been unveiled by the education ministry – with changes to the zones that some areas fall within and a slightly later finish to the academic year. All pupils will go back to school on September 1 this year, and the same date in 2016. […]
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Just a quick note to remind everyone about the opening hours here in France during the Easter period. For Good Friday and Easter Saturday, shops are open as normal, although it is still best to check locally just in case. Easter day, Sunday, all the shops are shut as per normal with the majority of […]
Continue ReadingCamping in France, either in tents, caravans or mobile homes is a hugely popular activity both with French people and foreigners from neighbouring European countries. There are around 11,000 campsites scattered across France, ranging from minimal facility farm campsites through to luxury holiday parks. Most campsites in France are graded by stars, one to four […]
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